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Combinatorial Effects of Alpha- and Gamma-Protocadherins on Neuronal Survival and Dendritic Self-Avoidance.
The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience - 14 Mar 2018
Ing-Esteves Samantha, Kostadinov Dimitar, Marocha Julie, Sing Anson D, Joseph Kezia S, Laboulaye Mallory A, Sanes Joshua R, Lefebvre Julie L
Abstract excerpt
The clustered protocadherins (Pcdhs) comprise 58 cadherin-related proteins encoded by three tandemly arrayed gene clusters, Pcdh-α, Pcdh-β, and Pcdh-γ (Pcdha, Pcdhb, and Pcdhg, respectively). Pcdh isoforms from different clusters are combinatorially expressed in neurons. They form multimers that interact homophilically and mediate a variety of developmental processes, including neuronal survival, synaptic...
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